Ripley House Charter SchoolCharter
- Elementary school in Promise Community School
- Bellaire, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating
B
Promise Community School: C
Total students
334
Avg. teacher experience
5.3 years
Promise Community School: 6.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Promise Community School: N/A
Statewide: 90%
Ripley House Charter School is an charter elementary school in Bellaire, TX, in the Promise Community School school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 334 students. The school received an accountability rating of B. 75.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 36.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $54,695, which is $573 more than the state average.
Contact information
Principal
- Jennifer Galvan
- jgalvan@bakerripley.org
- (713) 315-6480
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Ripley House Charter School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
334
African American
12 (3.6%)
Promise Community School: 22.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
1 (0.3%)
Promise Community School: 5.6%
Statewide: 4.5%
Hispanic
315 (94.3%)
Promise Community School: 67.9%
Statewide: 52.6%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
5 (1.5%)
Promise Community School: 3.8%
Statewide: 27.4%
Two or more races
1 (0.3%)
Promise Community School: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
75.7 %
Promise Community School: 69.9%
Statewide: 50.1%
Economically disadvantaged
97.9 %
Promise Community School: 99.2%
Statewide: 60.6%
Limited English proficiency
40.1 %
Promise Community School: 58.8%
Statewide: 19.5%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
36.5 %
Promise Community School: 57.9%
Statewide: 19.7%
Career and Technical
0 %
Promise Community School: 0%
Statewide: 26.3%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Promise Community School: 0.3%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
8.7 %
Promise Community School: 8.5%
Statewide: 9.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall
B
Promise Community School: C
Student achievement
D
Promise Community School: D
School progress
B
Promise Community School: B
Closing the gaps
C
Promise Community School: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2019 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
20
African American
11 (55%)
Promise Community School: 28.8%
Statewide: 10.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 6.7%
Statewide: 1.7%
Hispanic
2 (10%)
Promise Community School: 41.4%
Statewide: 27.7%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
7 (35%)
Promise Community School: 23.1%
Statewide: 58.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 0%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 1%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
20 (100%)
Promise Community School: 92.3%
Statewide: 73.6%
Master's
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 6.7%
Statewide: 24.3%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Promise Community School: 0%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.
Students per teacher
16.7
Promise Community School: 18.8
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2018-2019 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
5.3 years
Promise Community School: 6.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$54,695
Promise Community School: $52,576
Statewide: $54,122
Beginner
$52,453
Promise Community School: $51,430
Statewide: $47,218
1 to 5 years
$53,027
Promise Community School: $51,481
Statewide: $50,408
6 to 10 years
$54,430
Promise Community School: $53,100
Statewide: $52,786
11 to 20 years
$77,520
Promise Community School: $54,731
Statewide: $56,041
20+ years
$58,000
Promise Community School: $54,991
Statewide: $62,039